Blair v. Kinema Theatres of Washington, Inc.

Plaintiff was, during the month of June, 1925, in the employ of defendants, who were operating a motion picture house, as their publicity director. In the course of his activities, plaintiff conceived the idea of placing a picture of the particular actress whom his house desired to feature, in the center of a large star to be erected on the roof of the theatre. The star having been placed in position just in time for the opening of the play which it was intended to advertise, it was discovered late in the evening that, because of some lighting effects on an adjoining building, the scheme was…